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Correct Answer » B
Explanation
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Hepatic artery (Pringle maneuver)
The Pringle manoeuvre is a surgical manoeuvre used in some abdominal operations. A large atraumatic haemostat is used to clamp the hepatoduodenal ligament (free border of the lesser omentum) interrupting the flow of blood through the hepatic artery and the portal vein and thus helping to control bleeding from the liver. More commonly, in the absence of soft clamp, manual compression of the hepatoduodenal ligament is performed.
Should bleeding continue, it is likely that the inferior vena cava or the hepatic vein were also traumatised.[1] If bleeding continues, a variation in arterial blood flow may be present.
